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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2026

Knowles Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			001-36102			90-1002689
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1511 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

60143

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 250-5100

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

KN

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company    ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    o

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on April 28, 2026 (“Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified; (ii) approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Annual Meeting; (iii) approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, to consider future advisory votes on the Company's named executive officer compensation every year; and (iv) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:

																																													Broker Non-Votes
Director									For												Against												Abstain
Laura Angelini									73,512,799												5,727,565												23,325												3,217,595
Keith Barnes									77,476,015												1,760,247												27,427												3,217,595
Jason Cardew									78,169,365												1,071,219												23,105												3,217,595
Daniel Crowley									77,526,603												1,713,981												23,105												3,217,595
Ye Jane Li									79,049,134												187,151												27,404												3,217,595
Jeffrey S. Niew									78,789,188												450,582												23,919												3,217,595
Cheryl Shavers									78,113,798												1,125,140												24,751												3,217,595
Michael Wishart									79,069,353												171,176												23,160												3,217,595

Proposal 2- Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation:

																		Broker Non-Votes
For						Against						Abstain
76,319,324						2,884,254						60,111						3,217,595

Proposal 3 - Non-binding advisory vote to recommend frequency of future advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation:

																		Abstain
1 Year						2 Years						3 Years
72,943,151						6,186						6,271,166						43,186

Proposal 4 - Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025:

																		Broker Non-Votes
For						Against						Abstain
82,009,035						436,983						35,266						0

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			KNOWLES CORPORATION
Date: April 29, 2026			By: /s/ Robert J. Perna
			Robert J. Perna
			Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary